Mechanical Investing for December 2006
This was a good month again for Mechanical Investing; I’m catching up to the market, though still lagging behind. Let’s check the numbers – Last 4 weeks: +4.3% Last 3 months: +3.2% Year to date: +1.0% (Dow is +14.7% ytd from 10,718) Last 12 months:+0.9% Holding for another month: Ticker Bought Now Months Return [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mechanical Investing for November 2006
The Michael Investing Club (number of members: 1) did OK in October. It’s nice to see positive numbers again, though I’m still lagging the market. Last 4 weeks: +5.1% Last 3 months: +4.1% Year to date: +0.6% (Dow is +12.4% ytd from 10,718) Last 12 months:-0.2% Holding for another month: Ticker Bought Now Months Return [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pay Attention
For the rest of this year, our bible class will be deep into the Book of Hebrews. Most scholars believe the Book of Hebrews was written by Paul to the early Christians who had converted from Judaism, and we’ll find excellent instruction these next few months on what Christian living is all about. So, let’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Tuscan Whole Milk
Amazon sells a lot more than books. And I like the fact that you can write a review of the product. Amazon also sells a 1 gallon jug of Tuscan Whole Milk, and as of this moment there are 609 reviews, such as: Humbly self-touted as nutritious Some even bandied, crazy-delicious But like the man [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mechanical Investing for June 2006
Don’t look, Ethel! My portfolio lost 5% this month, fell behind the market as a whole, and was generally ugly to look at. So… I won’t look at it anymore. :/ Last 4 weeks: -5.2% Last 3 months: -3.8% Year to date: -1.1% (Dow is +4.2% ytd from 10,718) Last 12 months:+0.5% Holding for another [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Market Influences
Today’s a good example of why I invest mechanically. I don’t read news resports to see whether the market is going up or down, I just stay invested because over the long haul the market goes up. The daily fluctuations, no matter how hard I try to understand them, only make sense if you are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mechanical Investing for May 2006
Bah. Some of the other investors in Mechanical Investing did much better than I did this month. I somehow think that’s just the luck of the draw; which screens they’ve selected and when they trade. My benchmark is the market as a whole and I’ve fallen behind a little further this month. Last 4 weeks: [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mechanical Investing for April 2006
No complaints this month on the Mechanical Investing side. Nothing spectacular, nothing traumatic, but I’m falling a little behind the market as a whole. Last 4 weeks: +1.5% Last 3 months: +1.3% Year to date: +1.3% (Dow is +4.7% ytd from 10,718) Last 12 months:+1.8% Holding for another month: Ticker Bought Now Months Return [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mechanical Investing for March 2006
February was looking good until 3 stocks took a 15% nosedive within 2 days. Bah. Why don’t they ever nosedive upwards? Still, things are looking good so far this year even with that bump. Last 4 weeks: -3.60% Last 3 months: +3.2% Year to date: +3.8% (Dow is +3.7% ytd from 10,718) Last 12 months:+1.3% [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Snail Mail Spam
Capital One sends me an offer for credit by mail. Every. Single. Day. You’d think after I ignored the first 5,367 solicitations they’d figure out I’m not interested. The ones that bug me the most are the ones where they trick me by pretending to be something important. One of the offers this week was [...]
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